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Personal all in one arcade project
ndiniz:
If anyone wants to post any suggestions as to what kind of upright cab I should build, you're more than welcome to post them. By the way, would it be possible to create a modular cabinet with a 2 tiered modular control panel as on Supercade II, but with those LEDBlinky buttons? Those look really cool. I want to have as many controls as possible.
ndiniz:
just realized something.... my grandparents would kill me if I shopped online for the parts I'd need for this project. $*)#*)@_!)_$*%!!!! I wish I could say that this project was going to become a reality, but since I have no way of being able to shop for the parts I need, what do I do? Do I cancel the project, and do it later on in life, or do I just forget it altogether? I need help on this. :angry: :angry: :angry:
Drnick:
Shopping online shouldn't be an issue in this day and age, obviously do everything you can to be safe and protected, IE only use Credit card which should get you protection from fraud/non delivery, damage in transit and that kind of thing. Only use Secure sites for payment (HTTPS & Padlock). Or use sites that take Paypal payments, that would also be protected. Failing that see if you can't get a friend to order all the parts you need, pay them the cash and sorted.
I can understand needing your Grandparents permission to build/keep unit in their house, but buying things online. Come on you are a grown man after all, sooner or later the training wheels have to come off :).
Trip:
--- Quote from: ndiniz on August 30, 2012, 04:57:23 am ---just realized something.... my grandparents would kill me if I shopped online for the parts I'd need for this project. $*)#*)@_!)_$*%!!!! I wish I could say that this project was going to become a reality, but since I have no way of being able to shop for the parts I need, what do I do? Do I cancel the project, and do it later on in life, or do I just forget it altogether? I need help on this. :angry: :angry: :angry:
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Look for an arcade shop locally. You may be able to get a gutted cabinet for cheap and also buy the controls from them.
Look into buy those prepaid VISA cards and use those to shop online.
lordnacho:
Space and cost are the only things I can see being issues with them. Is it going in your room or basement or a general living area? I don't know your full situation, but since you are giving your grandparents money for rent, then you are are basically a renter and entitled to bring in things you want as long as it doesn't disturb them.
In the proposal you mentioned, go over some figures. If you visit arcades a lot, then in the long run you may save money. Also stress that this isn't just gaming, but a hobby and a way to preserve(at least the memory of how things used to be). Also reference this site and the active community that help each other out with projects like this. Print out some build threads and all of the positive feedback they get. Also mention some of the threads that review vendors, maybe that will get them over any fear of buying online.
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